Paddle construction



March 13, A PERRl PADDLE CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Nov. 12, 1940 Antoju' Berri Patented Mar. 13, 1945 o muni n. a

This invention relates paddles meeting floats of the sortillustrated and described in my.

prior Patent No. 2','0IQ,37'1 ,fdated August ,6. 1935,v

and; in my pending application, SeriaIjNo 65,163, filed November 112,? 1940. (now Patentf No; 2,332,009) of which this application. is a division' Anfobject jof theiiivention is. to provide a paddle construction that is indwei'ght', 'wl'iereby a pairof paddle's.'mounted one on' each of the'two, si'd'ef frames or g'iinwales of a float; may. readily be rotated by the personfpropell" thoughv light weight; the paddle structure .is exceptionally strong and durable'under the'rig ous-or-rough conditions of service.

Afii'rt'herobject is to provide a paddlev construction that may be quickly assembled in service position. upon a, float, and removed therefrom, whereby the paddle construction is particularly adapted-for use in collapsible floats of the sort described in my above-noted patent and application for patent. 1

The invention will be readily understood upon reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a float provided with paddles that embody the invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse verticalsection through one side of the float, showing one oflthe paddle units in elevation; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of'a portion of the paddle unit shown in Figure 2.

It will be understood at the outset that the paddle structure of this invention is not limited in its use to floats of the type which herein for purposes of illustration is described, but it may be used for propelling small boats, rafts, and other water-borne vehicles.

tachably'interconnectedfintrinediat by means of, a, seat structure. andja ads-rest 43". For a more detaiIed' description of the'noat construction.'referenceirnay be had to my above; W N 3 3 noted pending application manualpropulsion ofthfe float;

p In accordance 1 h my'present jventiomfeachj paddle's'tructurejcompris a an porting'plate 10 set on one or the side: bars" rz' and having the vertical leg of the angle against the inner face of the side bar. The'plate 'lfl with its vertical leg comprises a bracket structure that is provided with a wing nut I2. The top flange Referring to Figure 1, the collapsible float.

structure of my pending application will be briefly described. The float body includes twoside frames having longitudinally extending wood framemembers 2 and 3. Secured to the frame co eratin ear rovided on said body of the cor- I v c p g p shaft at the opposite side of the bearing, to hold ner hinge unit. I

Extending between the two corner hinge units 4 and 5 on each side of the float isa side rail or bar l2. The bar l2 forms, together with two corner units 4, 5 and a wood frame member (2 or '3), a rectangular frame structure. One of such frame structures is provided on each side of the float.

Figure 3;

of the angle member 10 is equipped with two bolts 13 that pass through a U-shaped bearing member 14 that seats on top of the member 10, the bolts being provided with nuts for firmly connecting the bearing member 14 to the member- 10. The upstanding portions of the bearing-member 14 have alined holes therethrough. The shaft-l5 on which the paddle structure is rotatable passes through said alined holes. The inner end of this shaft is provided witha crank 16 having a handle I1 thereon. Fitted about the outer end of the shaft 15 is a strip of metal 18 which'is bent to a U-form, the shaft '15 passing through the closed end of the U. A'thin fiat board 19, constituting a double bladed'paddle proper, is positioned be.- tween the opposed arms of the strip 18,'the interior edge of the paddle abutting against the outer end of the shaft l5 as clearly shown in' I Appropriate bolts or rivets pass through the arms of the strip-1 8 and through the I paddle to hold the assembly together, and an ad- -ditional fastener 8| passes'throughthe twoarms of the strip 18 and the ends of the shaft. A washer 18"ispositioned between the U-portion of the strip 18 and the'bearing member 14, and a wire 'lBa bent to an S-shape passes through the the paddle shaft against endwise movement.

.The foregoing construction provides a rigid but light paddle construction which can be very These frame st utttrs detachably iaartchg. nectedlat their oppositerids byfrnean s of the bolt 90.; Such readyremovability of the paddle units is a featurethat particularly lends itself to the collapsible float structure which is described with complete particularity in my said pending application, Serial No. 365,163. N

While I have shown and specifically described a preferred embodiment of my invention, itwill be understood that various changes and modificapaddle member set edgewise against the end of the shaft with the shaft bearing against the paddle midway between the ends of the paddle, and strips being secured to the side of the shaft and extending therewith beyond the end of the shaft and across the two faces of the paddle and secured to the paddle, said bearing having integral therewith means for detachably securing the paddle construction to a float or the like. a

3. A paddle construction of the class described comprising a bearing, a shaft extending through said bearing, a paddle secured to said shaft on one side of the bearing, a crank integral with the tions may be made in the structure, without de-' parting from the essence of the invention defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A paddle construction of the class described comprising aj shaft having a crank atone end thereof, an intermediate portion, 'a bearing in whichthe intermediate portion is received, a flat paddle member set 'edgewise against the end of the shaft with'the shaft bearing against the paddle'midway between the ends of the paddle, and

strips'seoured laterally upon a substantial length of the shaft and extending therewith beyond the end of the shaft across the two faces of the paddle and secured to the paddle;

'2. A paddleconstruction of the class described comprising a shaft having a crank at one end thereof, an intermediate portion, a bearing in which the intermediate portion is received, a flat shaft on the opposite side of the bearing, and

means integrated to said bearing comprising a supporting plate having a vertical leg, a wear plate, and means cooperating with said vertical leg and said wear late beneath the shaft for detachably securing the paddle construction to the gunwale of a float or the like, v

4. In a rotary paddle structure comprising a rotary shaft having'a crank at one end anda paddle at the other, and means intermediate the ends of the shaft providing a bearing; said paddle consisting of a one-piece blade jsecured at the end of said rotary shaft in such position as to provide when said shaft is rotated a double paddle blade, and a bracket structure having means for removably securing it to a float, said bracket structure being united with said bearing means whereby the paddle structure may be readily mounted upon andrem'oved from the float as a unit.

ANTONIO PERRI'. 

